...THE RUN CHASE...

Pakistan did not begin well as they looked to bowl very full but once they started taking pace off, their bowlers became very useful. The likes of Afridi and Rauf were brilliant. Sufiyan Muqeem also impressed in the middle overs. Shaheen and Naseem came back well in the end. The bowlers will feel they have done their job can the batters do their job now? Australia on the other hand, will know this won't be an easy chase but they need to bowl well. An exciting second half awaits. 

End of a fine bowling effort from Pakistan! The start though wasn't all that great! The hosts were off to a flier. They got to their fifty around the 3 over mark. Once the opening stand was broken, runs scoring got very tough and wickets also fell at regular intervals. A couple of batters got off to starts but none went on to make it big. They though will still feel they have a total which is just around par.

Abbas Afridi to Adam Zampa, A bye to end then! A slower one down the leg side. Zampa moves across and looks to play the ramp shot but misses. They take one as the keeper fumbles. 

Abbas Afridi to Spencer Johnson, ! Taken! Two in two for Afridi! Length and on middle. He looks to go over mid off but it goes off the splice and it is taken at mid off. 

Abbas Afridi to Aaron Hardie, ! That's a poor shot from Hardie. He should have left that. This is way too short and very, very wide. Would have been a wide had he left it. He looks to reach out for it. It goes off the toe end towards the off side. Rizwan takes it. A good little innings from him but Pakistan can surely keep Australia under 150 now. 

Abbas Afridi to Aaron Hardie, Brilliant running again! A low full toss on middle. This is worked through mid-wicket. Two taken. 

Abbas Afridi to Aaron Hardie, WIDE! Down the leg side. Wided. 

Abbas Afridi to Aaron Hardie, Slower and outside off. Hardie swings but misses it completely. 

Abbas Afridi to Aaron Hardie, 2 runs.

Haris Rauf to Nathan Ellis, Turns down the single! On middle. Fuller. Ellis swings. It goes off the inner half through square leg but doesn't take the run. 

Haris Rauf to Aaron Hardie, Only one! On middle. Hardie swings it towards deep mid-wicket for one. Probably a free swing now for Ellis. 

Haris Rauf to Nathan Ellis, Fuller and on off. Ellis finally gets one. He drives it back to the bowler who looks to stop it with his leg but it hits the leg and rolls on the off side. A run take.

Haris Rauf to Nathan Ellis, Another swing and a miss! Outside off. Ellis looks to go over cover but misses again. 

Haris Rauf to Nathan Ellis, Just over the stumps! Length and on middle. Ellis looks to defend. This goes just over the stumps. 

Haris Rauf to Xavier Bartlett, ! b Haris Rauf.

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, Very nicely played! Length and outside off. Hardie waits and then just guides it past point and short third man. Takes two. Lovely use of the pace from the big man. 

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, A brilliant yorker! On off. This is jammed out to cover.

Naseem Shah to Xavier Bartlett, Bye.

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, Fuller and on off. Hardie looks to go down the ground but it goes off the inside edge to short fine leg for one. 

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, A good slower short ball on middle. Hardie bails out of the pull in the end. 

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, Four!

Shaheen Afridi to Xavier Bartlett, Going down leg! Angled into the pads. Bartlett looks to go big on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pads. 

Shaheen Afridi to Xavier Bartlett, ! Up and over! That's a fine shot! Fuller and on middle. Xavier heaves it over the mid-wicket fielder and this races away. Handy one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Xavier Bartlett, Another dot! Full and on middle. Bartlett flicks it to mid-wicket. 

Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, Just the one again! On middle. This is worked through mid-wicket. A single taken. 

Shaheen Afridi to Xavier Bartlett, On the pads. Xavier looks to flick but misses. This hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken. 

Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, Slower ball on middle. This is worked down to long on for one. 

Naseem Shah to Xavier Bartlett, Back of a length and on off. Blocked. 

Naseem Shah to Xavier Bartlett, Angled into the pads. Xavier flicks but to mid-wicket. 

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, 1 run.

Naseem Shah to Xavier Bartlett, 1 run.

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, 1 run.

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, Six!

Haris Rauf to Tim David, ! c Abbas Afridi b Haris Rauf.

Haris Rauf to Tim David, Four!

Haris Rauf to Tim David, Four!

Haris Rauf to Tim David, 2 runs.

Haris Rauf to Tim David, No run.

Haris Rauf to Aaron Hardie, Dealing in singles at the moment! Fuller and on middle. This is pushed down to long on for one. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Aaron Hardie, 1 run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Aaron Hardie, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim David, Goes short and on middle. This is pulled down to long on for one. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim David, On off. Quicker. This is pushed to cover. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim David, Gets away with that! This is way too short. It is pulled through square leg for two. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Aaron Hardie, On the pads. This is worked through mid-wicket for one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, Just the two from the over! Brilliant from Shaheen! On middle. This is worked through mid-wicket for one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, Could have been five! Another short one. Outside off. David looks to pull but misses. It lands just in front of Rizwan who fails to stop it cleanly. A bye taken. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, On middle. Length. This is pushed to mid off. 4 in a row now. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, Rizwan says he heard a noise! He's the captain and he does review! He seems very confident. NOT ! Nothing on it. Shorter and outside off. David looks to pull but misses. Three dots in a row though. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, On middle. Slower. Defended. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Aaron Hardie, Looks to play the paddle sweep again. This is bowled outside off. Hardie misses to get hit on the pads. Another fine over from Muqeem. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Aaron Hardie, Tossed up on off. Blocked. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Aaron Hardie, Two! Down the leg side this time! Hardie plays the paddle sweep towards fine leg for two. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, ! TAKEN! Maxwell goes. That's a massive wicket. What a debut Sufiyan Muqeem is having! On middle. Shortish. This is pulled well but it is on the longer side. It goes straight to deep mid-wicket. Easy catch. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, 2 runs.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim David, On middle. This is worked through mid-wicket for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Tim David, A single to end! Outside off. This is slapped past cover for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Tim David, That zips through! Shorter and outside off. David looks to pull but misses. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Goes short again and outside off. This is cut past point. Only one. 

Abbas Afridi to Tim David, Outside off. This is pushed past cover for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Outside off. This is guided down to third man for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Tim David, Outside off. Shortish. This is guided past point for one. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim David, That's a fine over from the spinner! On middle. This is worked to the right of the bowler for one. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Marcus Stoinis, ! Taken! Stoinis falls. Sufiyan Muqeem gets his man. His first T20I wicket! Stoinis timed that really well! On middle. Fuller. The reverse sweep comes out. He nails it but straight to deep cover. Afridi takes it nicely. Just as a partnership was growing, Pakistan strike. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, Goes short again though. This is pulled through mid-wicket for one. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Marcus Stoinis, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, A full toss on the pads. This is worked through mid-wicket for one. 

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, MISFIELD AND ! Pakistan have been really poor in the field! On middle. Shortish. This is pulled through square leg. The fielder in the deep, runs to his left but lets it through. Boundery. 

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, Goes full again and outside off. Maxwell jams it through covers and gets to the other end. 

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, Outside off. This is slapped past cover for one. 

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, Very full and outside off. Maxwell carves it past point for one. 

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, Four!

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, No run.

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, Four!

Sufiyan Muqeem to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, Another short one. Two nervous balls to begin with! This is pulled through square leg for one. Can he get his length right?

Sufiyan Muqeem to Marcus Stoinis, Starts off with a short one on the pads. This is worked through square leg for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Does so brilliantly! Another slower one. Shorter and outside off. Maxwell looks to pull but misses again. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Yet again! Extra bounce. Shortish and on off. Maxwell gets on top of the bounce and plays it to cover. Needs to end the over well now. 

Abbas Afridi to Marcus Stoinis, Goes short this time and on middle. This is pulled through mid-wicket for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! That has slipped out! A slower one goes totally wrong. It is way down the leg side. Wided. 

Abbas Afridi to Marcus Stoinis, Another dot! Bends his back on this one! Outside off. On the shorter side. Stoinis looks to cut but misses again. That one zipped through. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Shorter and on off. This too holds in the surface. Maxwell punches it past cover for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Slashes but misses! Outside off. Shortish. Maxwell slashes but misses. 

Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, Nicely played! Angled into the pads. This is worked through square leg for two. End of a very action packed first 6. Australia are 61 for 3 after it. They could have been 4 had it not been for that drop.

Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, No run.

Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, No run.

Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, No run.

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Angled into the pads. Maxwell works it through mid-wicket for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Matthew Short, ! TIMBER! Number three down! Abbas Afridi strikes and the dangerous Short walks back. A slower one on middle. Stays low and also comes slow off the surface. Short looks to go big down the ground but is through the short early and this hits the stumps. Pakistan have come back strongly into the game. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Lands safe! Good effort! That though has hit Maxwell straight on the helmet! Angled into the pads. Maxwell looks to pull, this goes off the top edge, hits the helmet and lobs on the leg side. Rizwan goes for it with a dive but it lands just ahead. A single taken. 

Abbas Afridi to Matthew Short, On middle. On the shorter side. This is pulled but towards deep mid-wicket for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Matthew Short, Slower and on middle. Short waits and pulls but to mid on. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Shorter and outside off. This is guided down to third man for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Matthew Short, Shortish and outside off. This is slapped past cover for one. 

Haris Rauf to Josh Inglis, ! c Sufiyan Muqeem b Haris Rauf.

Haris Rauf to Josh Inglis, Well bowled! Length and on middle. Inglis stays back and defends. Can he end the over well now? 

Haris Rauf to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! Taken! Number one down! Pakistan needed that! These two were going at a very good pace. Rauf it is yet again who provides the break through. A short one outside off. Jake Fraser-McGurk makes room and looks to slap it over the off side. It goes off the toe end. The fielder at cover tracks back and takes it nicely. Can they get better control of things now? 

Haris Rauf to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Slower and shorter. On the body. Yet again comes slow off the wicket. Jake Fraser-McGurk looks to pull but misses to get hit on the body. 

Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, Short makes room. He's followed. This is worked to the right of mid on for one. 

Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, WIDE! Short misses out! Down the leg side. Shortish. Short looks to pull but misses. He misses out with fine leg in the ring. 

Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, Fifty up for the Aussies and in no time! Short and on middle. This is worked through square leg. They take two. A better throw and Short could have been in trouble. It was a little too wide. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, A slower short ball on middle. Short looks to pull. This goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for one. Runs continue to flow. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Another swing and a miss! One more slower one! On middle. Shortish. Short looks to pull but misses it completely. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Changes the angle! Bowls it from around the wicket. Shorter and on middle. Short defends. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, ! In the gap! That was off the splice but still a boundary! On middle. Short looks to pull. This goes off the splice wide of deep mid-wicket. Another boundary. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, A slower one, yet again signs of it holding in the surface. Short looks to pull but misses. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Six!

Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Lands safe! That's another massive over! Fuller and on off. Jake Fraser-McGurk lofta it down the ground. It just about clears mid off. Two taken. 

Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, WIDE! Down the leg side. Wided this time. 

Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run.

Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Goes short again and on middle. Short pulls it past square leg. A run taken. 

Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Four!

Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, 2 runs.

Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, ! Bang! Take that. Over the fence. What a start this is for the Aussies! On middle. Shorter. Short stands tall and pulls this one over the square leg fence. That's bread and butter for Short. He just loves that length. Pakistan under massive pressure here. 

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Six!

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Four!

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Four!

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Four!

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run.

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Straightaway the Aussies on the attack! Width on offer. This is well wide outside off. He looks to bring it back in but it doesn't. This is lofted over cover. It just stops before the ropes. Three taken. 

Time for the action to begin! Out walk the Pakistan players and they're followed by the Aussie openers, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matthew Short.

Mohammad Rizwan, the Pakistan skipper says they showed great spirit in the first game. Adds they want to continue to show character. Mentions they have one change with Sufiyan Muqeem coming in for Haseebullah Khan.

Josh Inglis says he's happy to begin with a win. Adds he enjoyed the game despite it being a shorter one. Mentions they have a very good bowling attack. 

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan(C)(WK), Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem.

Australia (Playing XI) - Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis(C)(WK), Aaron Hardie, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa.

TOSS - Australia have won the toss and ELECTED TO BAT!

...THE RUN CHASE...

Pakistan did not begin well as they looked to bowl very full but once they started taking pace off, their bowlers became very useful. The likes of Afridi and Rauf were brilliant. Sufiyan Muqeem also impressed in the middle overs. Shaheen and Naseem came back well in the end. The bowlers will feel they have done their job can the batters do their job now? Australia on the other hand, will know this won't be an easy chase but they need to bowl well. An exciting second half awaits. 

End of a fine bowling effort from Pakistan! The start though wasn't all that great! The hosts were off to a flier. They got to their fifty around the 3 over mark. Once the opening stand was broken, runs scoring got very tough and wickets also fell at regular intervals. A couple of batters got off to starts but none went on to make it big. They though will still feel they have a total which is just around par.

Abbas Afridi to Adam Zampa, A bye to end then! A slower one down the leg side. Zampa moves across and looks to play the ramp shot but misses. They take one as the keeper fumbles. 

Abbas Afridi to Spencer Johnson, ! Taken! Two in two for Afridi! Length and on middle. He looks to go over mid off but it goes off the splice and it is taken at mid off. 

Abbas Afridi to Aaron Hardie, ! That's a poor shot from Hardie. He should have left that. This is way too short and very, very wide. Would have been a wide had he left it. He looks to reach out for it. It goes off the toe end towards the off side. Rizwan takes it. A good little innings from him but Pakistan can surely keep Australia under 150 now. 

Abbas Afridi to Aaron Hardie, Brilliant running again! A low full toss on middle. This is worked through mid-wicket. Two taken. 

Abbas Afridi to Aaron Hardie, WIDE! Down the leg side. Wided. 

Abbas Afridi to Aaron Hardie, Slower and outside off. Hardie swings but misses it completely. 

Abbas Afridi to Aaron Hardie, 2 runs.

Haris Rauf to Nathan Ellis, Turns down the single! On middle. Fuller. Ellis swings. It goes off the inner half through square leg but doesn't take the run. 

Haris Rauf to Aaron Hardie, Only one! On middle. Hardie swings it towards deep mid-wicket for one. Probably a free swing now for Ellis. 

Haris Rauf to Nathan Ellis, Fuller and on off. Ellis finally gets one. He drives it back to the bowler who looks to stop it with his leg but it hits the leg and rolls on the off side. A run take.

Haris Rauf to Nathan Ellis, Another swing and a miss! Outside off. Ellis looks to go over cover but misses again. 

Haris Rauf to Nathan Ellis, Just over the stumps! Length and on middle. Ellis looks to defend. This goes just over the stumps. 

Haris Rauf to Xavier Bartlett, ! b Haris Rauf.

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, Very nicely played! Length and outside off. Hardie waits and then just guides it past point and short third man. Takes two. Lovely use of the pace from the big man. 

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, A brilliant yorker! On off. This is jammed out to cover.

Naseem Shah to Xavier Bartlett, Bye.

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, Fuller and on off. Hardie looks to go down the ground but it goes off the inside edge to short fine leg for one. 

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, A good slower short ball on middle. Hardie bails out of the pull in the end. 

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, Four!

Shaheen Afridi to Xavier Bartlett, Going down leg! Angled into the pads. Bartlett looks to go big on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pads. 

Shaheen Afridi to Xavier Bartlett, ! Up and over! That's a fine shot! Fuller and on middle. Xavier heaves it over the mid-wicket fielder and this races away. Handy one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Xavier Bartlett, Another dot! Full and on middle. Bartlett flicks it to mid-wicket. 

Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, Just the one again! On middle. This is worked through mid-wicket. A single taken. 

Shaheen Afridi to Xavier Bartlett, On the pads. Xavier looks to flick but misses. This hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken. 

Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, Slower ball on middle. This is worked down to long on for one. 

Naseem Shah to Xavier Bartlett, Back of a length and on off. Blocked. 

Naseem Shah to Xavier Bartlett, Angled into the pads. Xavier flicks but to mid-wicket. 

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, 1 run.

Naseem Shah to Xavier Bartlett, 1 run.

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, 1 run.

Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, Six!

Haris Rauf to Tim David, ! c Abbas Afridi b Haris Rauf.

Haris Rauf to Tim David, Four!

Haris Rauf to Tim David, Four!

Haris Rauf to Tim David, 2 runs.

Haris Rauf to Tim David, No run.

Haris Rauf to Aaron Hardie, Dealing in singles at the moment! Fuller and on middle. This is pushed down to long on for one. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Aaron Hardie, 1 run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Aaron Hardie, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim David, Goes short and on middle. This is pulled down to long on for one. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim David, On off. Quicker. This is pushed to cover. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim David, Gets away with that! This is way too short. It is pulled through square leg for two. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Aaron Hardie, On the pads. This is worked through mid-wicket for one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, Just the two from the over! Brilliant from Shaheen! On middle. This is worked through mid-wicket for one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, Could have been five! Another short one. Outside off. David looks to pull but misses. It lands just in front of Rizwan who fails to stop it cleanly. A bye taken. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, On middle. Length. This is pushed to mid off. 4 in a row now. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, Rizwan says he heard a noise! He's the captain and he does review! He seems very confident. NOT ! Nothing on it. Shorter and outside off. David looks to pull but misses. Three dots in a row though. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, On middle. Slower. Defended. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Aaron Hardie, Looks to play the paddle sweep again. This is bowled outside off. Hardie misses to get hit on the pads. Another fine over from Muqeem. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Aaron Hardie, Tossed up on off. Blocked. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Aaron Hardie, Two! Down the leg side this time! Hardie plays the paddle sweep towards fine leg for two. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, ! TAKEN! Maxwell goes. That's a massive wicket. What a debut Sufiyan Muqeem is having! On middle. Shortish. This is pulled well but it is on the longer side. It goes straight to deep mid-wicket. Easy catch. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, 2 runs.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim David, On middle. This is worked through mid-wicket for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Tim David, A single to end! Outside off. This is slapped past cover for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Tim David, That zips through! Shorter and outside off. David looks to pull but misses. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Goes short again and outside off. This is cut past point. Only one. 

Abbas Afridi to Tim David, Outside off. This is pushed past cover for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Outside off. This is guided down to third man for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Tim David, Outside off. Shortish. This is guided past point for one. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Tim David, That's a fine over from the spinner! On middle. This is worked to the right of the bowler for one. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Marcus Stoinis, ! Taken! Stoinis falls. Sufiyan Muqeem gets his man. His first T20I wicket! Stoinis timed that really well! On middle. Fuller. The reverse sweep comes out. He nails it but straight to deep cover. Afridi takes it nicely. Just as a partnership was growing, Pakistan strike. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, Goes short again though. This is pulled through mid-wicket for one. 

Sufiyan Muqeem to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Marcus Stoinis, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, A full toss on the pads. This is worked through mid-wicket for one. 

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, MISFIELD AND ! Pakistan have been really poor in the field! On middle. Shortish. This is pulled through square leg. The fielder in the deep, runs to his left but lets it through. Boundery. 

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, Goes full again and outside off. Maxwell jams it through covers and gets to the other end. 

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, Outside off. This is slapped past cover for one. 

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, Very full and outside off. Maxwell carves it past point for one. 

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, Four!

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, No run.

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, Four!

Sufiyan Muqeem to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Glenn Maxwell, Another short one. Two nervous balls to begin with! This is pulled through square leg for one. Can he get his length right?

Sufiyan Muqeem to Marcus Stoinis, Starts off with a short one on the pads. This is worked through square leg for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Does so brilliantly! Another slower one. Shorter and outside off. Maxwell looks to pull but misses again. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Yet again! Extra bounce. Shortish and on off. Maxwell gets on top of the bounce and plays it to cover. Needs to end the over well now. 

Abbas Afridi to Marcus Stoinis, Goes short this time and on middle. This is pulled through mid-wicket for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! That has slipped out! A slower one goes totally wrong. It is way down the leg side. Wided. 

Abbas Afridi to Marcus Stoinis, Another dot! Bends his back on this one! Outside off. On the shorter side. Stoinis looks to cut but misses again. That one zipped through. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Shorter and on off. This too holds in the surface. Maxwell punches it past cover for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Slashes but misses! Outside off. Shortish. Maxwell slashes but misses. 

Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, Nicely played! Angled into the pads. This is worked through square leg for two. End of a very action packed first 6. Australia are 61 for 3 after it. They could have been 4 had it not been for that drop.

Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, No run.

Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, No run.

Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, No run.

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Angled into the pads. Maxwell works it through mid-wicket for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Matthew Short, ! TIMBER! Number three down! Abbas Afridi strikes and the dangerous Short walks back. A slower one on middle. Stays low and also comes slow off the surface. Short looks to go big down the ground but is through the short early and this hits the stumps. Pakistan have come back strongly into the game. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Lands safe! Good effort! That though has hit Maxwell straight on the helmet! Angled into the pads. Maxwell looks to pull, this goes off the top edge, hits the helmet and lobs on the leg side. Rizwan goes for it with a dive but it lands just ahead. A single taken. 

Abbas Afridi to Matthew Short, On middle. On the shorter side. This is pulled but towards deep mid-wicket for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Matthew Short, Slower and on middle. Short waits and pulls but to mid on. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Shorter and outside off. This is guided down to third man for one. 

Abbas Afridi to Matthew Short, Shortish and outside off. This is slapped past cover for one. 

Haris Rauf to Josh Inglis, ! c Sufiyan Muqeem b Haris Rauf.

Haris Rauf to Josh Inglis, Well bowled! Length and on middle. Inglis stays back and defends. Can he end the over well now? 

Haris Rauf to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! Taken! Number one down! Pakistan needed that! These two were going at a very good pace. Rauf it is yet again who provides the break through. A short one outside off. Jake Fraser-McGurk makes room and looks to slap it over the off side. It goes off the toe end. The fielder at cover tracks back and takes it nicely. Can they get better control of things now? 

Haris Rauf to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Slower and shorter. On the body. Yet again comes slow off the wicket. Jake Fraser-McGurk looks to pull but misses to get hit on the body. 

Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, Short makes room. He's followed. This is worked to the right of mid on for one. 

Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, WIDE! Short misses out! Down the leg side. Shortish. Short looks to pull but misses. He misses out with fine leg in the ring. 

Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, Fifty up for the Aussies and in no time! Short and on middle. This is worked through square leg. They take two. A better throw and Short could have been in trouble. It was a little too wide. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, A slower short ball on middle. Short looks to pull. This goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for one. Runs continue to flow. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Another swing and a miss! One more slower one! On middle. Shortish. Short looks to pull but misses it completely. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Changes the angle! Bowls it from around the wicket. Shorter and on middle. Short defends. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, ! In the gap! That was off the splice but still a boundary! On middle. Short looks to pull. This goes off the splice wide of deep mid-wicket. Another boundary. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, A slower one, yet again signs of it holding in the surface. Short looks to pull but misses. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Six!

Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Lands safe! That's another massive over! Fuller and on off. Jake Fraser-McGurk lofta it down the ground. It just about clears mid off. Two taken. 

Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, WIDE! Down the leg side. Wided this time. 

Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run.

Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Goes short again and on middle. Short pulls it past square leg. A run taken. 

Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Four!

Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, 2 runs.

Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, ! Bang! Take that. Over the fence. What a start this is for the Aussies! On middle. Shorter. Short stands tall and pulls this one over the square leg fence. That's bread and butter for Short. He just loves that length. Pakistan under massive pressure here. 

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Six!

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Four!

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Four!

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Four!

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run.

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Straightaway the Aussies on the attack! Width on offer. This is well wide outside off. He looks to bring it back in but it doesn't. This is lofted over cover. It just stops before the ropes. Three taken. 

Time for the action to begin! Out walk the Pakistan players and they're followed by the Aussie openers, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matthew Short.

Mohammad Rizwan, the Pakistan skipper says they showed great spirit in the first game. Adds they want to continue to show character. Mentions they have one change with Sufiyan Muqeem coming in for Haseebullah Khan.

Josh Inglis says he's happy to begin with a win. Adds he enjoyed the game despite it being a shorter one. Mentions they have a very good bowling attack. 

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan(C)(WK), Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem.

Australia (Playing XI) - Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis(C)(WK), Aaron Hardie, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa.

TOSS - Australia have won the toss and ELECTED TO BAT!